The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,287,474 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), a non-profit organization based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The grant supports SAFMC's efforts to develop fishery management plans, conduct marine ecosystem research, collect fishery data, engage stakeholders, and implement strategies for sustainable fisheries...
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), a non-profit organization, received a $450,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils (CFDA 11.441) program. The funding will support a multifaceted approach to improve understanding of the red snapper fishery and other reef-associated species in the South Atlantic region. Key activities include addressing discard mortality of red...
This $358,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research to understand the impact of warming on the structure and function of marine communities in the Northwest Atlantic Shelf region, including the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic Bight. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through its Office of Sponsored Research, will characterize the composition and features of plankton and fish...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,693,779 Cooperative Agreement to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441). This five-year award, effective January 1, 2025, will support the MAFMC's participation in fishery management plan development, amendments, and monitoring activities across 64 species under seven Fishery Management Plans (FMPs). The MAFMC will coordinate closely with the...
This $128,483 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will fund a two-year project at the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The project aims to investigate how commercial fishing effort diversifies across fisheries in the U.S. Pacific and North Pacific regions in response to climate change. The research will focus on understanding diversification along...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,114,724 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Fishery Management Councils federal grant program (CFDA 11.441) to the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC). Over the five-year project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, the NEFMC will participate in fishery management plan development, amendments, and monitoring activities for the 29 species and 41 separate stocks or resource components it...
This $756,237 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project titled "Risks, Impacts, & Strategies for Coastal Communities: Advancing Convergent Science to Support Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience." The project is led by the College of Charleston in partnership with the University of Delaware, University of Rhode Island, University of South Carolina, and other...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) Federal Grant Program, has awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (Natural Resources South Carolina Department) on May 1, 2024. This funding will be used to build the capacity of the Ace Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Ace Basin NERR) to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate...
The Louisiana State University will model changes in the distribution, phenology, and metapopulation structure of fish spawning aggregations for Nassau grouper and cubera snapper in three National Marine Sanctuaries under various climate change scenarios. Funded by the $171,930 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program, LSU will use three CMIP6 climate models to assess oceanic conditions and habitat...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), supports research to evaluate the impacts of changing ocean conditions driven by climate change and ocean acidification on the Atlantic sea scallop fishery. The $124,931 award to the University of Connecticut will integrate existing data and modeling tools, including annual stock assessment surveys, physiological lab data, oceanographic...